C3 (2/2)
The eunuch continued with satisfaction, ”Listen to the names of the families. Those who call out their names first will go to the table to check their names. Those who are unidentified will enter the small room nearby and your aunts will come to examine you. Those who are unqualified will return home. Those who pass the examination will have to go to the palace. Tomorrow, your aunt will give the candidates 10 days of instruction. Do you understand?”
Seeing that someone whispered, ”Understood.” The eunuch continued, ”Alright, it seems that everyone understands. Then I will start calling you by name.”
However, he saw the eunuch shouting, ”Honored Queen of Wang Yide, Supervisor.”
”This humble girl is here.” A woman with a beautiful appearance wearing a light green dress walked out.
”Mm, let's go.” The woman named Wang Jingzhi walked over to the table, and the father-in-law at the table, after verifying his father's name and age once again, let her into the small room next door. Following that, the eunuch who was still chanting started to announce the next person, one by one.
After nearly half an hour, Yin Ruo Lan had already called out her name. I don't know if she passed or not, but as she stood there feeling the pain in her legs, she finally heard her father-in-law call out his name. ” ”Gai Rong'er, the daughter of the Minister of Rites, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gai Shan.”
”This humble girl is here.” The eunuch at the table looked at her and asked, ”Is your father the Minister of Rites' Minister, Gao Shan?”
”Exactly.” ”Yes,” Rong'er answered softly. ”Age?” The eunuch sitting by the table asked with a calm expression.
”This humble girl is 14 years old.” The eunuch pointed at a nearby hut and said, ”Mm, let's go in.”
Gai Rong'er walked into a small house on the side. A few palace maids were undergoing a medical examination, and as soon as they entered, they heard an aunt yell, ”The pockmarks on your face are obvious. Inspector Qin Tian has ruled out Zhang Jingyun, the daughter of Zhang Shengwu.”
This physical examination was to measure the height, to see if there was a disability, to see if the appearance was up to standard. They walked past a few older palace maids in succession, and different palace maids checked on different items. After Gai Rong'er's test, the last aunt who seemed to be in charge handed her a sign, on which was written her name.
”Minister of Rites, Minister of External Affairs Gai Shan's daughter, Gai Rong, has passed the examination. Take the plate and enter the palace.” Thus, he let her walk out through a door on the other side. There was a young eunuch guarding the door, and led her through a small door next to the Divine Martial Gate. After walking for a while along a small path beside the tall wall, they entered a courtyard and arrived in front of a room. The palace maids who have passed the first selection are all waiting here. Young lady, enter this room, don't run around and don't leave this courtyard. Tomorrow, there will be an aunt who will be teaching you the palace's rules. ” After saying this, the young eunuch left without even turning his head back.
”Elder sister, you've also passed!” ”Sister, come here and sleep on the bed next to mine.” Gai Rong'er walked over with a faint smile. ”I passed as well.” There were about ten beds and eight beds in the room. There were already people sitting in the room, everyone was making their own beds, and there was little communication between them. Yin Ruo Lan read from the side. ”Big sister, you know what? Once we enter the palace, we'll have a chance to see the emperor. If we can be chosen by the emperor, then we'll have a chance to be lucky.” Gai Rong'er bitterly smiled, thinking that his little sister's thoughts were really distant, but she didn't say anything. As she spoke, she saw a young woman in pink enter the room and sit on the last bed. This woman had a cold expression, thin white skin, and perky eyebrows.
Gaylen sat quietly on the bed. He went up and thought that since he had made the first selection, there was a very high chance that he would stay in the palace as a palace maid. Tomorrow, there would be older maids, who would be taught by her aunt for ten days, and distributed ten days later. In fact, for her, there was still the same sentence: Let fate have you, may the heavens be merciful to you, may you be able to get a good job, and before entering the palace you will need to listen to your mother's words, and if you don't perform well in the next few days, you might still be sent out of the palace.
Because tomorrow's teachings were all very unknown to everyone, and the women who passed the first selection were all from different families, so they didn't talk much with each other. Everyone had their own thoughts, and even Yin Ruo Lan didn't speak anymore.
Evenings were served by eunuchs in the evening. After everyone had eaten, another two aunts arrived soon after, bringing the clothes of the palace maids. They were all wearing green silk dresses, many of them having long since fallen asleep. He said he was going to sleep well. Yes, he felt energetic tomorrow.